Joint Master in Journalism and International Affairs

Program objectives

Launched in September 2011, this four-semester Master program entirely in English leads to a Master degree in Journalism from the Sciences Po School of Journalism, and a Master degree from the Paris School of International Affairs.

The Joint Master in Journalism and International Affairs reinforces the complementary approaches of international education and practical apprenticeship of journalism. The four-semester Joint Master program is one of a kind among European schools. Esteemed international scholars, leaders in international Affairs, and renowned professionals from the media combine a wide and varied curriculum. Designed for students who are interested both in Journalism and International Affairs, the Joint Master program requires the completion of courses in the PSIA curriculum and in the Journalism curriculum. 

The Sciences Po School of Journalism combines practical journalism training with advanced academic instruction in the social sciences and international affairs. In the face of recent technological changes and globalization, the School of Journalism has three goals. First, to educate future journalists to analyze and understand the complex world they will report on, in a field where precision, analytical rigor, and intellectual integrity are indispensable. Second, to cover crucial information and events that have decisive roles in society. And third, to prepare students for the digital age, thinking about changes in technology and their impacts on the evolution of journalism.

Main orientations and specific features

Paris School of International Affairs

The Joint Master students will specialise in one of PSIA's 7 Master programs in the most salient fields of international affairs:

• International Security
• International Governance and Diplomacy
• International Economic Policy
• International Development
• Human Rights and Humanitarian Action
• Environmental Policy
• International Energy

Joint Master students will also select one concentration and then take and validate three courses from those offered within their selected Concentration.

PSIA's Pedagogical Committee approved an amended degree structure for students starting PSIA degree programs in September 2020. Further details about the structural changes.

Below is the new degree structure with the PSIA elements of this joint degree program:

Download the program structure (PDF, 64 ko)

Please see the degree requirements for PSIA students starting Dual Degree and Joint Master degree programs in September 2021.

Sciences Po School of Journalism

Students attend workshops in journalism (Reporting and Writing, Multimedia storytelling, long form journalism, TV News, TV Reporting, editorial meeting, radio writing and production techniques, producing multimedia and videos online), and intensive workshops during which they produce information on International issues and experience the context of working in a newsroom's real conditions. 

• Students are required to complete a 10-weeks credit-bearing internship at the end of Semester 2 (from May to the end of August) and a 10-weeks internship at the end of Semester 4 within the field of Journalism. 
• During their second year, students complete a Master project (3 weeks of coverage on a story defined with the help of a professional) and the "Grand Oral" of Sciences Po.

More information on the School of Journalism

Programs

• Fall courses - Semester 1
• Spring courses - Semester 2 
• Fall courses - Semester 3
• Spring courses  - Semester 4

Career Openings

Digital journalism, print press, TV, and radio, as well as public relations and press offices of NGOs, governments, and international organizations.

Student profiles

Professor Giacomo Luciani is the Scientific Advisor for the Master in International Energy at PSIA. He is also adjunct professor of interdisciplinary studies at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, and teaches at the College of Europe. In 2015, he was awarded a “Lifetime Achievement for the Advancement of Education for Future Energy Leaders” by the Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development.

Professor Giacomo Luciani has taught a course entitled Politics and Economics of International Energy at PSIA since 2011. This course, under another format, constitutes the main topic of a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), which counts more than 25,000 participations, since its launch in 2015.

Special application process

Contact

• For specific questions on the joint master admissions procedure not answered by these web resources, please go to the Admissions web site
• For questions on the academic program at the Sciences Po School of Journalism, please contact: Aurore Le Grix de la Salle aurore.legrixdelasalle@sciencespo.fr.